3D and 4D Printing of Polymers: Modeling and Experimental Approaches
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 368
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D printing; atomic force microscopy; material characterization; nanotechnology
Interests: additive manufacturing; fluid dynamics and heat transfer modeling; computational fluid dynamics; thermal management
Interests: polymers; biomedical applications; 3D bioprinting; 4D printing; biomedical
2. Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, 75013 Paris, France
Interests: additive manufacturing; 3D printing of polymers; 3D bioprinting; rheology of materials; mechanics of materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the past decade, additive manufacturing via Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) has become a popular 3D printing techniques. Various materials have been introduced into FDM. However, polymers such as PLA, ABS, or TPU remain a core part of this technique. Recent efforts using these polymers have demonstrated the potential to expand 3D capabilities by introducing a 4th dimension via electrical, heat treatment, or mechanical stimuli. These novel techniques are dubbed 4D printing.
This Special Issue is focused on gathering the most recent scientific efforts in the modeling and experimentation of 3D printing using polymers, with a focus on 4D printing. This Special Issue invites contributions that address advances in 4D printing techniques, the heat transfer modeling of FDM printing, the mechanical characterization of 3D-printed parts, the enhancement of 3D printing conditions, high-speed 3D printing, and the optimization of FDM 3D printers. This list is only indicative and by no means exhaustive. Any original research or review articles on the simulation and experimentation of FDM 3D and 4D printing are welcome.
Dr. Babak Eslami
Dr. Kamran Fouladi
Dr. Michèle Kanhonou
Dr. Hamid Reza Vanaei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fused deposition modeling
- 3D printing
- 4D printing
- CFD modeling
- additive manufacturing
- material characterization
- 3D printing polymers
